Port Corpus Christi approves deepwater terminal Two red dots near the right-hand edge of this map indicate where two single-point mooring buoy systems are expected to be built for loading Very Large Crude Carriers offshore. The deepwater export terminals will be about 21 nautical miles offshore. The bright green line indicates where pipeline will be installed. Courtesy map Port Corpus Christi approves deepwater terminal December 18, 2020 The Port of Corpus Christi has partnered with Bluewater Texas Terminal to build two single-point mooring buoys 21 nautical miles from the mouth of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The venture, for which the port voiced approval in March 2020, was approved by the port’s board of commissioners at a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15. The port had officially disapproved of the terminals when first announced in August 2018.